Polishing composition for furniture and pianos.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY S. THORPE, 0F NORFOLK, NEBRASKA.

PQLISHING COMPOSITION FOR FURNITURE AND PIANOS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY S. THORPE, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Norfolk, in the county of Madison and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PolishingCompositions for Furniture and Pianos; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to furniture and piano polishing compositions andin particular to the furniture and piano polishing compositions thatwill give a maximum degree of polish with the use of a minimum quantityof the preparation and a minimum amount of exertion in applying thesame.

With these and other objects in view the composition consists of thefollowing ingredients, viz: vinegar, paraffin oil, kerosene oil,alcohol, glycerin, butter of antimony and oil of mirbane.

The function performed by the various ingredients is as follows :Thevinegar and kerosene oil thoroughly cleanse the surface to be polished,the paraffin oil, butter of antimony and glycerin fill up the pores ofthe varnished surface and by their action on the resin or shellac, whichforms the body of most varnishes, restore its brilliancy when frictionis applied. The wood alcohol prevents the mixture from becoming gummyand the oil of mil-bane is used to neutralize the odors of the otheringredients.

The ingredients are mixed together in the following proportions: vinegarone gallon; paraffin oil, one half gallon; erosene oil,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

Application filed June 24, 1914. Serial No. 847,019.

one half gallon; alcohol, one half gallon; glycerin, eight fluid ounces;butter of antimony, eight fluid ounces; oil of mirbane, eight fluidounces.

The composition is applied to the furniture, or piano in any suitable ordesired manner such as is customary at the present, the customary waybeing to dampen a cloth, preferably cheese cloth, with my compositionand apply same to thefurniture or piano to be polished, then polishinglightly with a soft dry cloth until brought to a high polish. Having nowdescribed my ingredients which go to makeup my polishing composi tionand the ratio of proportions thereto, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A polishing composition consistin ofvinegar, paraffin oil, kerosene oil, alcoaiol, glycerin, butter ofantimony and oil of mirbane, substantially as described and for thepurposes set forth.

2. A polishing composition comprising the admixture in proportions ofthe ratio of one gallon of vinegar to one half gallon of paraffin oil toone half gallon of kerosene oil to one half gallon of alcohol to eightfiuid ounces of glycerin to eight fluid ounces of butter of antimony toeight fluid ounces of oil of mirbane, substantially as described and forthe purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

- HARRY S. THGRPE.

Witnesses:

J. C. FLEMING, G. W. Hummus!

